In early December, after some treatment and recuperation, Huang Taiji finally woke up again, but when he woke up, he suffered from the sequelae of a crooked mouth, slanted eyes, and the inability to speak.

What's even more frightening is that after waking up for the second time, he was paralyzed and unable to move at all.

After this situation happened, Huang Taiji, who was originally tall and handsome, suddenly became a little bit different from a human being and a ghost. He looked like a human king and no longer looked like the hero he used to be.

The concubines in the harem who used to compete for favor no longer appeared in front of him in all their glory.

When the palace attendants and Manchu and Han confidants from the three inner courtyards met him, they were still respectful, but in this respectful respect, there was less admiration and awe, and more sympathy and pity.

Even he himself felt disgusted and miserable when he occasionally caught a glimpse of the crooked mouth and squinting eyes in the bronze mirror, as well as the mouth that could no longer be closed and was always dripping with saliva.

Under such circumstances, Huang Taiji, who always valued the majesty of the emperor and always prided himself on his destiny, did not dare to appear in public to summon the princes of the Eight Banners, Baylor, and ministers to discuss matters.

Once he appears in public and lets the princes of the Eight Banners see his crooked mouth, squinting eyes, and hemiplegia, whether he can still control the surging undercurrent in Shengjing, and whether he can keep his throne or the throne will become a serious question.

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Therefore, even though the Eight Banners army had a mountain of important matters that needed to be dealt with after they withdrew to Shengjing City from western Liaoning, Huang Taiji could only let it go and calm down for the time being.

Fortunately, although Huang Taiji had a crooked mouth, slanted eyes, and hemiplegia, what is very rare is that he has always maintained a relatively clear state of consciousness after suffering successive strokes.

What's even more rare is that Huang Taiji's painstaking efforts over the years since he took the throne still won him a group of loyal fans.

In particular, the two yellow flags who had been directly led by him and were responsible for guarding Shengjing and the palace were able to unite as one at critical moments and strictly observe the palace restrictions inside and outside, which allowed him to rest in peace and recuperate in the palace.

In addition, there were a group of traitorous civil servants who were completely attached to him and made suggestions, which caused normal decrees to spread out of the palace. Finally, at the critical moment when the undercurrent was surging, the situation in Shengjing City was gradually stabilized.

In this way, from the beginning of December to the end of December, Huang Taiji was carefully recuperating and receiving treatment in the deep palace, and at the same time, he maintained contact with the outside world by relying on the decrees drawn up by Manchu and Han scholars from the Third Academy of Internal Medicine.

At the critical moment of the dynasty on the first day of the first lunar month, Huang Taiji finally showed up, which could be regarded as completely stabilizing the situation of the Manchu Empire.

On the first day of the first lunar month of the thirteenth year of Chongzhen, which was also the first day of the first lunar month of the fifth year of Chongde, the pseudo-emperor of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, Huang Taiji had already sat on the throne of the Dazheng Palace before the arrival of the Eight Banners Prince Baylor and his ministers.

After he accepted the worship with his face facing south and north, the great scholars of the three inner academies came forward to dismiss the royal envoys from Mongolia, Korea and the northern ministries who paid their respects, and then left the Dazheng Palace in a shoulder carriage.

During the entire process, Huang Taiji did not say a word, but his sober state, straight waist, and extremely sharp eyes immediately shattered various rumors that he was seriously ill and dying.

At the same time, it also shocked the Dorgon brothers who had been hesitant about whether they should take the opportunity to usurp power.

It was at this time that Dorgon secretly gave up the idea of ​​seizing power and usurping the throne.

However, a month later, Dorgon regretted his indecision and deeply regretted his original hesitation.

On the first day of February in the thirteenth year of Chongzhen, on the same morning that Yang Zhen led the first batch of troops to move to Lushunkou, Huang Taiji, who could already walk on his own, hobbled to the Dazheng Hall with the help of his attendants, and walked in the Dazheng Palace.

The palace personally summoned the kings and ministers of the Eight Banners.

The continued deterioration of Huang Taiji's condition that Dorgon expected did not occur.

Huang Taiji, who has been carefully nursed back to health for a period of time, has improved significantly in physical condition. Although his legs and feet are weak and he walks with a limp, he can walk on his own after all.

Correspondingly, the original problem of having a crooked mouth and squinting eyes and being unable to speak normally has also improved significantly. Although his speech is not clear, he can still give orders on his own.

Moreover, after Huang Taiji recuperated his body for two months, he summoned the Eight Banners kings and ministers for the first time and quickly settled many major issues that had been turbulent for a long time.

First, Mandahai, the seventh son of Daishan, was ordered to inherit the title of Daishan, succeed him as Prince Shuoli, and become the owner of the Manchurian Zhenghong Banner.

Secondly, Luo Luohun, the eldest son of Yue Tuo, was ordered to inherit the title of Yue Tuo, succeed the Duke of Duoluo Keqin, and become the leader of the red flag of Manchuria.

Thirdly, grant Yubeile Abatai the title of Prince of Doluo Raoyu, and order him to serve as the assistant minister of the Zhenglan Banner in Manchuria, above Gushan Ezhen in this banner.

Each of these three decisions made by Huang Taiji himself was directed at Dorgon and his group.

When Huang Taiji was seriously ill, Dorgon repeatedly made suggestions to the palace, that is to Huang Taiji, through the Third Inner Court, requesting the appointment of Shuotuo, the second son of Prince Li, as the leader of the Zhenghong Banner, and the appointment of Ada, the son of Sahalian, the third son of Prince Li.

The ceremony is for the owner of the flag with a red flag.

The reason why Dorgon recommended them was that among the descendants of Prince Li, Shuotuo and Adali were older and experienced in battles, and could quickly lead the red flag and set up the red flag to form a combat force.

Of course, the actual reason is that Shuotuo and Adali are both supporters of Dorgon, Prince Shuorui.

However, in the face of Dorgon's proposal, Huang Taiji did the opposite after appearing in public again. Not only did he slap Dorgon in the face in public, but he also immediately won the loyalty of Mandahai and Luo Luohun.

Although Shuotuo was the second son of Daishan, he was never favored by Daishan, so there was quite a lot of resentment among the close followers who were directly related to Daishan.

As for Adali, although he was the prince of Duoluoying County at that time and had a respected status. He was the eldest son of Sahalian, the third son of Prince Daishan, and the nephew of Yue Tuo. However, he was not related to Yue Tuo's biological son Luo Luohun.

After all, Luo Luohun was more supported by Yue Tuo's tribe during his lifetime.

Therefore, as soon as Huang Taiji's two decisions were proposed, he immediately won the support of Daishan's close ministers and ministers in the Zhenghongqi line and Yue Tuo's close ministers and ministers in the Xianghongqi line.

In this way, the huge chaos caused by Daishan's death gradually stabilized within the two red flags.

Huang Taiji successfully suppressed Shuotuo and Adali who tried to rely on Dorgon to rise to power by reusing Daishan's seventh son Mandahai and Yuetuo's eldest son Luo Luohun.

At the same time, he also succeeded in winning over his half-brother, who had always complained about him, by promoting Rao Yubeile Abatai to the title of Duke Duoluo Raoyu.

Through these important personnel appointments, Huang Taiji suppressed the undercurrents in Shengjing City with a lot of skill, but Dorgon couldn't use all his strength.

After Huang Taiji announced the candidates for the flag masters of the two red flags, Dorgon objected to Mandahai and Luo Luohun from being the flag masters of the Zhenghong Banner and Xianghong Banner on the grounds that they were younger and had no military exploits.

However, Huang Taiji once again took advantage of his strength and used Daishan's fourth son Wakda and Chu Ying's eldest son Anping Beiledudu in his backhand.

First, Huang Taiji granted Daishan’s fourth son Wakda the title of Prince of Duoluoqian County, and made him serve as the Manchurian Zhenghong Banner Assistant Banner Minister, assisting the young Mandahai General Manager Zhenghong Banner affairs.

Secondly, Huang Taiji promoted Duoluo Anping Beile Dudu to the title of Duke Duoluo Anping, and made him serve as the assistant minister of the Manchuria Xianghong Banner, assisting Luo Luohun in managing the affairs of the Xianghong Banner.

At the same time, Huang Taiji, who had concluded that Xushun Gong Shen Zhixiang's men had rebelled against the Qing Dynasty, not only restored the gratifying King Zhishun Wangjue, but also promoted a group of Eight Banners Han troops in order to win over the new and old Han armies of various banners.

Jun Gushan Ezhen and Mele Zhangjing.

In addition to Ma Guangyuan who was re-elected as Zhenghuang Banner Han Army Gushan Ezhen, Wang Shixuan who was reappointed as Zhenghong Banner Han Army Gushan Ezhen, and Li Yongfang's son Bayan who was reappointed as Zhenglan Banner Han Army Gushan Ezhen, five other people were appointed.

Consolidate the mountains and foreheads for the Han troops under other banners.

Among them, Zhang Dayou, the general of the old Han army who surrendered to the Eastern captives in the sixth year of Tianming's reign in the Later Jin Dynasty, was appointed as Gushan Ezhen of the Han army of Xianghuang Banner.

Li Guohan, the general of the old Han army who surrendered to the Eastern captives in the sixth year of Tianming's reign in the Later Jin Dynasty, was appointed as Xianglan Banner Han Army Gushan Ezhen.

In addition, in the third year of Chongzhen's reign, Meng Qiaofang, who surrendered to the Eastern captives in Yongping Fucheng, was appointed as the leader of the Han army with a red flag, Gushan Ezhen.

As for the deceased Shi Tingzhu, the position he held during his lifetime as the Gushan Ezhen of the Han Army of the Two White Banners was also divided into two.

Jin Yuhe, the general of the old Han army who surrendered to the Eastern captives four years after Jin Tianming, was appointed as Zhengbai Banner Han Army Gushan Ezhen.

In the fourth year of Chongzhen's reign, Zhang Cunren, who surrendered to Huang Taiji in Daling River City, also had a change of fortune. Following Huang Taiji's order, he led his troops to change the flag and was appointed as Xiangbai Banner, Gushan Ezhen of the Han Army.

At this point, the flag colors originally used by the Han Army of the Eight Banners, such as yellow with soap, white with white, and red with soap, were officially abolished. They all followed the Manchu system and used the Manchu Eight Banners flags and clothing colors instead.

In the past, the Eight Banners Han Army, which was at the lowest status in the Manchu Qing Dynasty, especially in the Eight Banners system, now also received higher treatment.

At least on the surface, such as in the Eight Banners' flags and colors, the Eight Banners Han Army has achieved the same status as the Eight Banners Manchuria and the Eight Banners Mongolia.

Obviously, Huang Taiji was not idle while he was recuperating. When he recovered a little, with just one move, he once again firmly captured the morale of the Eight Banners Han Army.

At this time, Dorgon, Azig, and Jierhalang and others on both sides of the head and the rat were completely speechless.

Faced with Huang Taiji, who had accumulated power for many years, and the huge strength of the Two Yellow Banners, Zhenglan Banner and Eight Banners Han Army, Dorgon, Azig, Shuotuo, Adali and others did not dare to openly confront Huang Taiji, so they had to endure it silently.
Chapter completed!